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Detroit Sportswriter Honors Late Cousin and Shares Family’s FTD History

Detroit Sportswriter Honors Late Cousin and Shares Family’s FTD History

Shawn Windsor, a sportswriter for the Detroit Free Press, recently paid tribute to his late cousin, who…

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Prominent Philly Cheesesteak Purveyor Dies of FTD

Prominent Philly Cheesesteak Purveyor Dies of FTD

Rick Olivieri, the former owner of Rick’s Original Philly Steaks in Philadelphia and a member of an…

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FTD Care Partner Discusses Husband’s FTD Diagnosis, Finding Support on “Dementia Dialogue” Podcast

FTD Care Partner Discusses Husband’s FTD Diagnosis, Finding Support on “Dementia Dialogue” Podcast

FTD care partner Jill Czuczman discussed finding a positive approach to living with a young-onset dementia diagnosis…

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Model Discusses FTD Advocacy in “Sports Illustrated” Article

Model and FTD caregiver Nicole Petrie discussed why she’s spreading FTD awareness in a recent Sports Illustrated…

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Little Known Protein May Play a Role in FTD Disease Pathology

Little-Known Protein May Play a Role in FTD Disease Pathology, Study Suggests

Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) are gaining new insight into how the transmembrane…

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Couples Living with PPA Featured in Wisconsin Newspaper

Couples Living with PPA Featured in Wisconsin Newspaper

Two couples living with primary progressive aphasia (PPA) share their experiences of managing the disease and the…

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Movement Symptoms Associated with FTD Correlate with Greater Brainstem Atrophy

Movement Symptoms Associated with FTD Correlate with Greater Brainstem Atrophy, Study Finds

Persons diagnosed with FTD who exhibit extrapyramidal symptoms are likely to have significantly more brainstem atrophy and…

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Activist Living with FTD Discusses Dementia Advocacy in Asia in “Being Patient” Interview

Emily Ong, who lives with FTD, discussed her efforts to combat the challenges of dementia advocacy in…

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Neurofilament Light Potentially Useful as FTD Biomarker, Study Finds

Neurofilament light (NfL), a recognized biomarker linked to neurodegeneration, has been proven to be a useful blood-based…

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High School Basketball Players Honor Late Father Who Had FTD

Two high school basketball players in Connecticut dedicated their recent tournament run to their late father and…

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